State Highway 2 (Kerala)

State Highway 2
State Highway 2
Thiruvananthapuram - Thenmala road
	SH 2 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length	73.2 km (45.5 mi)
Component; highways	SH 45 from Thiruvananthapuram to Ponmudi
Major junctions
South end	Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram
	SH 3 / SH 47 in Nedumangad; SH 45 in Chullimanoor; SH 59 in Palode; SH 64, Madathara; SH 59, Kulathupuzha;
North end	NH 744 in Thenmala
Location
Country	India
State	Kerala
Districts	Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
Highway system
	Roads in India; Expressways; National; State; Asian; State Highways in Kerala

State Highway 2 (SH 2)^[1] is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts from Thiruvananthapuram Peroorkada and ends near Thenmala Kollam by joining with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. The highway is 73.2 km long. The major towns in this highway are Nedumangad, Palode, Madathara and Kulathupuzha.

Route description

Trivandrum > Peroorkada > Vazhayila > Karakulam > Pazhakutty > Anad > Nanniyode > Palode > Madathara > Kulathupuzha > Thenmala junction - joins with Kollam-Tirumangalam NH-744. This highway starts from Thiruvananthapuram corporation limits and ends at Thenmala junction kollam District. From Vellayambalam to vazhayila near Peroorkada in City limits, the highway is upgraded into a four-lane road with the part of Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Project (TCRIP) Under Kerala Road Fund board. This stretch is one of the busiest roads in Trivandrum.

Future

In 2016 the state government announced the upgrading of Vazhayila to Nedumangad 12 km stretch into 21m four lane road. Government approved the project and land acquisition is going on. The remaining Nedumangad to Thenmala stretch is developing into standard two lane highway by PWD.

In 2017 the central government announced that the highway is approved in principle as a National Highway as part of developing the road under Bharatmala scheme and is preparing a Detailed Project Report through NHAI.